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NUPHAR. Yellow Water-Lilies. [Nymphaeaceae]

Three species of Nuphar are recorded in Britain. These include the native Yellow Water-lily (N. lutea) and the rare Least Water-lily (N. pumila). Only one dipterous miner, the scathophagid Hydromyza livens, is recorded from Nuphar in Britain, and this also occurs on Nymphaea. Elsewhere the chironomid Cricotopus trifasciatus and the scathophagid Hydromyza livens are recorded mining Nuphar. Two non-dipterous miners are recorded on Nuphar in Britain (see below). Elsewhere one additional British non-dipterous miner is recorded on Nuphar (see below).

Yellow Water-lily - Nuphar lutea.

Key for the identification of the known Diptera mines in Britain.

1> Linear mine. Mines of Hydromyza livens on Nuphar lutea. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Hydromyza livens (Fabricius) [Scathophagidae].

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Nuphar in Britain Nymphula nitidulata (Hufnagel 1767) Lepidoptera: Crambidae Parapoynx stratiotata (Linnaeus, 1758) Lepidoptera: Crambidae     Additional British non-dipterous miners recorded on Nuphar elsewhere Elophila nymphaeata (Linnaeus, 1758) Lepidoptera: Crambidae

Last updated 20-Aug-2008  Brian Pitkin

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